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Fiji at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Fiji competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's debut in 1956, Fijian athletes had taken part in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions. Fiji failed to register any athletes at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and joined the American-led boycott when Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games, due to the attendance of the men's football and rugby sevens teams. A total of 54 athletes, 37 men and 17 women, and 35 officials were registered to the Fijian squad across ten different sports.[2] There was only a single competitor in archery, boxing, judo, shooting, and table tennis, the country's sporting debut apart from the rugby sevens.
The Fijian team featured a number of returning Olympians, including archer Rob Elder, javelin thrower Leslie Copeland, swimmer Matelita Buadromo (women's 200 m freestyle), weightlifter Manueli Tulo (men's 56 kg), and judoka Josateki Naulu (men's 81 kg). 53-year-old trap shooter Glenn Kable, who had competed in every edition since 2004, was the oldest and most experienced member of the team, with 17-year-old table tennis player Sally Yee rounding out the field as the youngest member.[3] Rugby sevens team captain Osea Kolinisau was selected as Fiji's flag bearer for the opening ceremony.[1]
Fiji earned its first ever Olympic medal at these Games, with a gold from the men's rugby sevens team (led by Kolinisau).[4]
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Medalists
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Archery
One Fijian archer qualified for the men's individual recurve at the Olympics with a top two finish at the Oceania Qualification Tournament in Nuku'alofa.[5][6]
Three-time Olympian Rob Elder scored a personal best of 635 during the qualification round to obtain a fifty-sixth position, before he was beaten three straight set by world no. 9 archer Wei Chun-heng of Chinese Taipei in his opening match.[7][8]
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Athletics
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Fiji received two universality places from IAAF to compete in the Olympics.[9][10] These places were awarded to London 2012 javelin thrower and 2015 Pacific Games gold medalist Leslie Copeland, and sprinter Sisilia Seavula in the women's 100 metres.[11][12]
Seavula was among the fastest sprinters to progress beyond the prelims, but she finished eighth in the heats, resulting to her elimination.[13] Meanwhile, Copeland threw a best of 76.04 m to obtain the thirty-second position in the qualifying round of the men's javelin throw, unable to improve upon his thirteenth-place feat four years earlier in London.[14]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- NM = No mark
- Track & road events
- Field events
Boxing
Fiji received an invitation from the Tripartite Commission to send a male boxer competing in the welterweight division to the Games, signifying the nation's return to the sport for the first time since 1988.[15][16] 2015 Pacific Games silver medalist Winston Hill lost his opening round bout to Armenia's Vladimir Margaryan through a unanimous decision, with the judges scored 3–0, in favor of the latter boxer.[17][18]
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Football
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Men's tournament
Fiji men's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the Olympic qualifying final at the 2015 Pacific Games Football Tournament in Papua New Guinea.[19][20]
- Team roster
On 8 July, the Fiji Football Association announced a 24-man preliminary squad for the men's football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[21] On 16 July, the final 18-man squad was officially announced.[22] However, Kolinio Sivoki and Sakaraia Naisua were axed from the squad due to disciplinary reasons and Joseph Turagabeci joined the squad as a replacement.[23][24]
Head coach: Frank Farina
* Over-aged player.
- Group play
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Judo
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Fiji qualified one judoka for the men's light-middleweight category (81 kg) at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Josateki Naulu earned a continental quota spot from the Oceania region as the highest-ranked Fijian judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016.[28] Naulu received a bye in the opening round, before facing Uzbekistan's Shakhzodbek Sabirov for his first match of the meet. He seized an early lead by scoring a yuko, until Sabirov clutched him on the tatami with a soto makikomi (outer wraparound) to score an ippon for a victory at one minute and thirty-one seconds, resulting to Naulu's defeat.
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Rugby sevens
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Men's tournament
The Fijian men's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved one of the top four places at the 2014–15 Sevens World Series.[29][30]
- Team roster
The following is the Fiji roster in the men's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[31]
Head coach: Ben Ryan
- Group play
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
9 August 2016 13:30 |
Fiji ![]() | 40–12 | ![]() |
Try: Veremalua (2) 6' c, 12' c Kolinisau 8' c Tuisova (2) 9' m, 13' c Viriviri 10' c Con: Kolinisau (2/2) Ravouvou (3/4) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Claro 4' m Albuquerque 14' c Con: Duque (0/1) A. Silva (1/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Federico Anselmi (Argentina) |
9 August 2016 18:30 |
Fiji ![]() | 21–14 | ![]() |
Try: Tuisova 2' c Taliga (2) 11' c, 12' c Con: Ravouvou (1/1) Kolinisau (2/2) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Sábato 5' c Álvarez 8' c Con: Revol (2/2) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) |
10 August 2016 13:30 |
Fiji ![]() | 24–19 | ![]() |
Try: Kolinisau 6' c Ravouvou 7' m Mata 9' c Kunatani 12' m Con: Kolinisau (2/3) Ravouvou (0/1) | Report | Try: Barrett 4' c Baker 8' c Ebner 13' m Con: Hughes (2/3) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Richard Kelly (New Zealand) |
- Quarterfinal
10 August 2016 17:00 |
Fiji ![]() | 12–7 | ![]() |
Try: Kolinisau 2' m Tuwai 8' c Con: Ravouvou (0/1) Kolinisau (1/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Kaka 6' c Con: Pulu (1/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) |
- Semifinal
11 August 2016 14:30 |
Fiji ![]() | 20–5 | ![]() |
Try: Ravouvou 1' m Tuisova 6' m Kunatani 9' m Tuwai 10' m Con: Ravouvou (0/3) Kolinisau (0/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Goto 4' m Con: Lemeki (0/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Mike Adamson (Great Britain) |
- Gold medal match
11 August 2016 19:00 |
![]() ![]() | 43–7 | ![]() ![]() |
Try: Kolinisau 1' m Tuwai 3' c Veremalua 7' m Nakarawa 8' m Ravouvou 10' c Tuisova 14' c Mata 19' c Con: Ravouvou (1/2) Kolinisau (2/4) Taliga (1/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Norton 16' c Con: Watson (1/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) |
Women's tournament
The Fijian women's rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the 2015 FORU Women's Sevens Championships.[32]
- Team roster
The following is the Fiji roster in the women's rugby sevens tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[33]
Head coach: Chris Cracknell
- Jiowana Sauto was included in the day 3 squad after Daveau was injured in day 2.
- Group play
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head result; 3) Point difference; 4) Points scored.
6 August 2016 13:00 |
United States ![]() | 7–12 | ![]() |
Try: Kelter 10' c Con: Baravilala (1/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Tisolo 4' c Ravisa 8' m Con: Tisolo (1/2) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge (South Africa) |
6 August 2016 18:30 |
Australia ![]() | 36–0 | ![]() |
Try: Cherry 1' c Tonegato (2) 4' m, 13' c Caslick 5' c Green 10' m Dalton 14' m Con: Dalton (3/6) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Sara Cox (Great Britain) |
7 August 2016 13:00 |
Fiji ![]() | 36–0 | ![]() |
Try: Daveau (2) 1' c, 3' m Tinai 5' c Roqica 7' m Riwai 9' c Nagasau 14' m Con: Tinai (2/4) Riwai (1/1) Tisolo (0/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Rose Labreche (Canada) |
- Quarterfinal
7 August 2016 18:00 |
Great Britain ![]() | 26–7 | ![]() |
Try: Brown (2) 1' c, 12' c Richardson 4' c Waterman 7' m Con: McLean (3/4) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Naiqato 3' c Con: Tinai (1/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Alhambra Nievas (Spain) |
- Classification semifinal (5–8)
8 August 2016 14:00 |
Fiji ![]() | 7–12 | ![]() |
Try: Tavo 4' c Con: Tinai (1/1) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) | Try: Kelter 10' c Stephens 12' m Con: Kelter (1/1) Baravilala (0/1) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Jess Beard (New Zealand) |
- Seventh place match
8 August 2016 17:30 |
Spain ![]() | 21–0 | ![]() |
Try: P. García 3' c Erbina 5' c Etxebarría 7' c Con: P. García (3/3) | Report (Rio 2016) Report (World Rugby) |
Deodoro Stadium, Rio de Janeiro Referee: Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy) |
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Shooting
Fiji qualified one shooter in the men's trap by securing one of the available Olympic berths at the 2015 Oceania Continental Championships in Sydney, Australia.[34][35]
Swimming
Fiji received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[36][37][38]
Table tennis
Fiji entered one athlete into the table tennis competition at the Games for the first time in the nation's Olympic history. Sally Yee secured a spot in the women's singles by virtue of her top three finish at the 2016 Oceania Qualification Tournament in Bendigo, Australia.[39]
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Weightlifting
Fiji qualified one male and one female weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top five national finish (for men) and top four (for women), respectively, at the 2016 Oceania Championships.[40] The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by 20 June 2016.
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